Jaime Borg Nebraska Softball in Its Pursuit of Excellence Both on and Off the Field of President: Dr

THE ON DECK CIRCLE The On Deck Circle is a mission-driven organization aimed at assisting Board Members Jaime Borg Nebraska Softball in its pursuit of excellence both on and off the field of President: Dr. JoAnne Owens-Nauslar Jaime Borg has started four games in the circle this season and competition. For membership information and benefits please contact the Vice President: Bud Synhorst was the Huskers’ starting designated player against Texas Tech last Nebraska Softball Office at 402-472-8801, on the web at Huskers.com, or Secretary: Nancy Lind-Olson Saturday. Borg is 2-0 this season with a 3.38 ERA. In 18.2 innings, check out the On Deck Circle booth at all home games. Treasurer: Chris Hobbs opponents have collected only 15 hits against her for meager .205 Membership: Lloyd Hinkley Merchandising: Rhonda Rhodes & Alice Helget batting average. After playing outfield as a freshman, Borg returned On Deck Circle Members Fundraising & Special Events: Barb Bettin to the circle this season and picked up her first career victory Grand Slam ($1,000 and above) Mary Arnold Alumni Membership: Ann Schroeder against Texas Southern on March 4. Barb Bettin Richard Bacon Kent G. Johnson Bank of St. Edward Lil' Red Sluggers: Nancy Lind-Olson and Karen Jaques Dana Raimondi Bill & Linda Barnett Member-At-Large: Rich Russell Rhonda Revelle Tom & Kari Beckenhauer Lori Sippel Milton & Janet Bemis Beverly Hansen Tom Obrist Turner and Associates Ted Bennett Karon Hansen Derryl Ogden Bernie & Bonnie Block Sue Hansen Jen & Tom Ogee Home Run ($500-$999) Ray Blount Dwayne Harms Margie Ogrodowicz Randy & Carin Borg Brent & Mary Boerkircher Bruce Hauschild Karin Olson Denise Day Doug Boham Heckman Feed Company Rex & Debbie Oman Lloyd & Donna Hinkley Jay Bohlken Jerry & Bev Hecox Dr. Ronald E. 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Erickson Jayne Malone Dale & Martha Tiedeman Mary C. Garrison Tom & Joan Eschenfelder Darlene Marolf Lance Tolson Ozzie & Kay Gilbertson LuAnn & Jay Faris Tom & Mary McCall Strat & Bobbi Tolson Mike Heaton Wain Finke Luana McClellen Union Title Company Larry & Jean Hennings Kerry Fischer Christie McCoy Randy & Tammy Uttecht Al & Mary Kier Leland Foote Linda McCoy Bill & Denise Vosik Tom & Felicisima Ogee Darrel Frisch Don & Kathleen McGuire Rosemary Voss Edward Porter Larry & Patricia Fritz Henry & Patricia McMillan Marvin & Jane Watson Mary Stewart Doug & Leann Fry Dave McReynolds Ed & Sue Wehrmeister Jim & Jo Schleiger Frank & Darlene Gaines Martin J. Meister Ellen Weissinger Sarol M. Wiltse Robert Garver Shelby Mertins Mary A. Wheatley Alan & Kristene Garey David Meyer R. David & Shirley Wilcox Single ($50-$149) Jan Gauger Palmer Meyer Sarah Williams Norman Agena Betty Geis Helen Misle Mary L. Wilson Linda Alderson Jean Gerlach Chris Morris Wish Nebraska Inc. Laura Allen Tom & Katie Graf Cheryl Morrow Woods Bros. Realty Betsy Anderson Deb Grimes Robert Newton Gary Workman Daniel & Sue Anderson Misti Guenther Diane Nielsen Paul Yates Mary & Scott Anderson Douglas Haggart Katy & Brian Northen Dr. Wm. & Marion Yoachim Larry & Mary Arnold Tyler Hall Steve Oberheu NEBRASKA VS. KANSAS Kansas Jayhawks (27-21, 6-7 Big 12) The 17th-ranked Nebraska softball team opens a Scouting Kansas (27-21, 6-7 Big 12) Last Time We Met No. Player Pos. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 AB R H RBI BB SO PO A E season-ending six-game homestand tonight against Kansas is 27-21 this season and boasts a 6-7 mark Nebraska and Kansas have met twice this season, Big 12 foe Kansas. NU then faces in-state rival in Big 12 play after splitting a pair of games with No. with the Jayhawks earning a 4-0 win in non- Creighton at 6 p.m. tomorrow in a makeup game. 2 Texas over the weekend. The Jayhawks have played conference action and the Huskers earning a 2-0 win As part of the season-ending homestand, NU has a tough schedule that has included 14 games against in Big 12 play. several fan-friendly promotions scheduled. Today's ranked teams. KU has played tough, but is just 8-13 In the non-conference meeting, Serena Settlemier game with Kansas is Fan Appreciation Day that in one-run games this season. tossed a three-hit shutout as Kansas handed Molly features free general admission seating and 250 bags The Jayhawks are led offensively by reigning Hill the first loss of her career. Kansas of Colby Ridge popcorn distributed at the gate. national player of the week Serena Settlemier, who is In the league matchup, the Husker offense again No. Player ...... Pos. Tomorrow's game is Student Day, when 100 adidas hitting .355 and leads the Big 12 with 20 home runs struggled, but made the most of its opportunities. 1 Wison...... OF softball t-shirts will be handed out to the first 100 and 57 RBIs. Kansas is hitting just .245 as a team, but Nebraska was no-hit by Kassie Humphreys, but Trisha 2 Fierros ...... OF students entering Bowlin Stadium. has belted 44 home runs, while surrendering just 12. Tannahill scored a pair of runs on a wild pitch and a 5 Humphreys... RHP Nebraska is 35-8 this season with a 9-4 mark in In the circle, Kassie Humphreys has emerged as passed ball to lead the Huskers' to the 2-0 win. 7 Moppin ...... INF the Big 12 Conference after splitting a pair of games one of the elite pitchers in the league. Humphreys Ashley DeBuhr was brilliant in the circle, allowing 8 Crisosto.....OF/1B with Iowa State last week and earning a dramatic is just 12-14 this season, but has tossed six shutouts just four hits and striking out 11 in the shutout. 9 Frankenstein ...INF series sweep at Texas Tech over the weekend. and boasts a 1.25 ERA and 193 strikeouts in 168.1 The Huskers' win at Lawrence this season marked 10 Pottorf...... C The Huskers currently sit in third place in the innings. In addition to being a great hitter, Settlemier the sixth straight victory in the series by the road 11 Settlemier...RHP/DP league standings and welcome second-place Texas (15-5) has also been outstanding in the circle, team. KU leads the all-ime series, 51-45, one of three 13 Craner...... C A&M to Bowlin Stadium this weekend. compiling a 1.30 ERA in 123.2 innings. league schools to boast a winning record against NU. 15 Simington ...... C 17 Chapple...... 3B 2006 Nebraska Cornhuskers 2006 Nebraska Schedule/Results 18 Sidebottom...... OF No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. B/T Hometown (High School/Previous School) Date Opponent Time/Result 24 Stanley...... OF 1 Meghan Mullin 5-4 Fr. OF L/L Mesa, Ariz. (Seton Catholic) Feb. 10 vs. #7 Stanford L, 3-7 28 Washburn...... 1B 2 Devin Porter 5-4 Jr. INF R/R Lakewood, Calif. (Lakewood) Feb. 10 vs. #15 Oregon State W, 8-2 32 George...... RHP Feb. 11 vs. Cal State Northridge W, 3-2 33 Goodrich...... OF 3 Ashley DeBuhr 5-6 Jr. P R/R Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice) Feb. 11 vs. Utah State W, 7-2 4 Darcy Rutherford 5-9 Fr. OF L/R Omaha, Neb. (Central) Feb. 12 vs. Nevada W, 3-0 TOTALS Runs/Hits 6 KoKo Tacha 5-6 Sr. OF R/R Manhattan, Kan. (Manhattan) Feb. 24 vs. Illinois W, 21-1 (5) Feb. 24 vs. Florida Atlantic W, 5-0 Errors/LOB 7 Carmen Kier 5-6 Jr. INF R/R Renton, Wash. (Liberty) March 1 Missouri Western W, 3-1 8 Jessica Yoachim 5-4 Sr. INF L/R Arkansas City, Kan. (Arkansas City) March 1 Missouri Western W, 9-1 (5) 11 Crystal Carwile 5-4 Fr. INF L/L Chino, Calif. (Don Antonio Lugo) March 3 vs. Stephen F. Austin W, 2-1 W/L Pitcher (Record) IP H R ER BB SO HR W/L Pitcher (Record) IP H R ER BB SO HR 12 Lizzy Aumua 5-3 Sr. OF L/R Santa Fe Springs, Calif. (Santa Fe/Mt. San Antonio) March 3 vs. Notre Dame W, 5-2 (8) March 4 vs. Kansas L, 0-4 13 Molly Hill 5-8 Fr. P R/R Wayne, Neb. (Wayne) March 4 at Tulsa W, 5-2 18 Kimberly Fuller 5-3 Fr. INF R/R Honolulu, Hawaii (Roosevelt) March 5 vs. Northern Iowa W, 12-2 (5) Kansas

19 Jordan Keen 5-8 So. P R/R Sarasota, Fla. (Out of Door Academy) March 10 vs. #25 North Carolina L, 1-3 Nebraska 22 Jamie Waldecker 5-6 Jr. C R/R Garden Grove, Calif. (Pacifica) March 10 vs. St. John’s W, 11-6 March 11 vs. Florida A&M W, 3-0 28 Trisha Tannahill 5-9 Sr. OF L/R Overland Park, Kan. (Olathe East) March 11 vs. Indiana L, 1-2 33 Jaime Borg 5-9 Jr. P R/R Lincoln, Neb. (Waverly) March 12 vs. Bradley W, 3-0 Nebraska Cornhuskers (35-8, 9-4 Big 12) 34 Brittany Pascale 5-4 Fr. C R/R Frankfort, Ill. (Lincoln Way East) March 12 vs. Kent State W, 1-0 March 14 Northern Colorado W, 8-0 (5) No. Player Pos. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 AB R H RBI BB SO PO A E 59 Katie Linke 5-7 Sr. C/UT R/R Lincoln, Neb. (Northeast) March 14 Northern Colorado W, 3-1 Head Coach: Rhonda Revelle (14th year; Nebraska, 1984) March 17 North Dakota State W, 8-0 (5) Associate Head Coach: Lori Sippel (17th year; Nebraska, 1988) March 17 Akron W, 10-2 (5) Assistant Coach: Jennifer Ogee (Fifth year; Washington, 1997) March 25 at #3 Texas L, 0-2 March 26 at #3 Texas L, 4-5 Volunteer Assistant Coach: Amanda Buchholz March 28 at Creighton W, 3-1 Undergraduate Assistant Coach: Sheena Lawrick March 30 Northern Iowa W, 4-2 April 1 #17 Oklahoma W, 9-1 (6) April 1 #17 Oklahoma W, 3-0 April 4 at Kansas W, 2-0 Nebraska 2006 Kansas Jayhawks April 8 at Oklahoma State W, 10-0 (5) No. Player ...... Pos. No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. B/T Hometown (High School/Previous School) April 9 at Oklahoma State W, 5-4 1 Mullin ...... OF April 11 South Dakota State W, 8-3 (6) 1 Betsy Wilson 5-5 So. OF R/R Salina, Kan. (South/Arizona) 2 Porter ...... INF April 12 South Dakota State W, 8-0 (5) 3 DeBuhr ...... RHP 2 Nettie Fierros 5-7 Sr. OF R/R Avondale, Ariz. (Westwood) April 12 South Dakota State W, 5-0 5 Kassie Humphreys 5-11 Jr. P R/R Glendale, Ariz. (Cactus) April 13 Drake W, 7-1 4 Rutherford ...... OF 7 Jessica Moppin 5-10 Sr. INF R/R Olathe, Kan. (South) April 14 #19 Baylor L, 2-7 6 Tacha...... OF April 15 #19 Baylor W, 7-4 7 Kier ...... INF 8 Stevie Crisosto 5-8 Fr. OF/1B R/R Palo Cedro, Calif. (Foothill) April 18 at Iowa State L, 5-6 9 Destiny Frankenstein 5-5 Sr. INF R/R Broken Arrow, Okla. (Broken Arrow) April 20 Iowa State W, 8-0 (6) 8 Yoachim ...... INF 10 Elle Pottorf 5-4 So. C R/R Topeka, Kan. (Washburn Rural) April 22 at Texas Tech W, 4-3 11 Carwile...... INF 11 Serena Settlemier 5-7 Sr. P/DP R/R Kelso, Wash. (Kelso) April 23 at Texas Tech W, 10-4 (10) 12 Aumua ...... OF April 26 Kansas 6 p.m.* 13 Hill...... RHP 13 Tiffany Craner 5-11 Fr. C R/R Paola, Kan. (Paola) April 27 Creighton 6 p.m. 15 Erika Simington 5-6 Fr. C R/R Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral) April 29 Texas A&M 1 p.m. 18 Fuller...... INF 17 Val Chapple 5-3 Fr. 3B R/R Overland Park, Kan. (Olathe East) April 30 Texas A&M Noon 19 Keen...... RHP 18 Sara Sidebottom 5-7 So. OF L/L Hutchinson, Kan. (Buhler/Pratt CC) May 6 Missouri 2 p.m. 22 Waldecker...... C May 7 Missouri 1 p.m. 28 Tannahill ...... OF 24 Heather Stanley 5-6 Sr. OF R/R Houston, Texas (Baytown Sterling) May 10-13 Big 12 Championship TBA 28 Nicole Washburn 5-7 Jr. 1B R/R St. Peters, Mo. (Fort Zumwalt West) May 19-21 NCAA Regional TBA 33 Borg ...... RHP 32 Valerie George 5-5 Fr. P R/R Tucson, Ariz. (Sabino) May 26-28 NCAA Super Regional TBA 34 Pascale...... C/DP June 1-7 Women’s College World Series TBA TOTALS Runs/Hits 59 Linke...... C/DP 33 Ashley Goodrich 5-9 Sr. OF R/R Kewanee, Ill. (Kewanee) Home games in bold, played at Bowlin Stadium Head Coach: Tracy Bunge (10th year) *games can be heard on the Pinnacle Sports Network Errors/LOB Assistant Coach: Christi Musser (Third year); Jen Sewell (Second year)